No mammograms until 50? Stoopid

Lots of discussion over this the past few days:

For the first time in 20 years, a government panel is telling women in their 40s to stop getting routine mammograms and recommending that a host of other breast cancer screenings slow down. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force redefines mammogram needs. The United States Preventive Service Task Force announced Monday that it recommends against annual mammograms for women age 40 to 49 because, they say, the benefits of testing do not outweigh the "harms" and risks. [From New Mammogram Guidelines Spur Debate Over Early Detection - ABC News]

I'm very glad my wife's cancer was detected at its earliest possible stage by a routine mammogram at age 45, that these people are morons and that if you want them managing your health care, you're a moron, too.

"Harms?" "Risks?" They are apparently mean the imagined risk due to the tiny radiation dose and still believe in the stupid "no baseline" approach for estimating radiation risk. Like I said, they are morons.